My inspiration for wanting to teach came from my love of the ocean and science. From a very young age I would be that girl that flips over the rocks and seaweed at the beach to look for crabs. My 5th grade science teacher, Mrs. Charney, had a saltwater aquarium in her classroom and she let us bring in crabs from the beach. I hope to be that kind of teacher- the kind that encourages kids to get out and get salty at the beach. Additionally, my parents owned a boat since I was five years old and I had the opportunity to catch lots of different sea creatures. My sense of wonder developed through my love of the uniqueness of different sea creatures.
In graduate school I have had the opportunity to work with lots of different undergrads and teach them many different parts of experimental research. I love the look on their face when they get interesting results or when they are able to do the experiment on their own. I love the idea of building autonomy and confidence in students. My inspiration for wanting to be a teacher also has to do with my friendly, outgoing attitude. I love meeting new people and finding out their interests and cares. I also tend to be optimistic, and I love working with young people and helping them on their path to success. I love sharing knowledge and firmly believe that I have as much to learn from my students as they have to learn from me. I love the personal development and reflection involved in teaching and the mutual feedback that takes place when people are taught.
I hope to be the kind of teacher that inspires students to appreciate the natural world around them. As I am the type of person to ask a lot of questions, I will always encourage my students to do the same. My inspiration for wanting to teach science is to facilitate discovery and develop the ideas my students have. I hope to focus learning around the things that interest my students- by giving them choice. I know that my love of science was born when I was out in the woods pouring plaster into footprints for forensics class and hauling in a trawling net on the Project Oceanology. I would never say the defining moment of my love of science was when I was sitting in class outlining the chapter.
In graduate school I have had the opportunity to work with lots of different undergrads and teach them many different parts of experimental research. I love the look on their face when they get interesting results or when they are able to do the experiment on their own. I love the idea of building autonomy and confidence in students. My inspiration for wanting to be a teacher also has to do with my friendly, outgoing attitude. I love meeting new people and finding out their interests and cares. I also tend to be optimistic, and I love working with young people and helping them on their path to success. I love sharing knowledge and firmly believe that I have as much to learn from my students as they have to learn from me. I love the personal development and reflection involved in teaching and the mutual feedback that takes place when people are taught.
I hope to be the kind of teacher that inspires students to appreciate the natural world around them. As I am the type of person to ask a lot of questions, I will always encourage my students to do the same. My inspiration for wanting to teach science is to facilitate discovery and develop the ideas my students have. I hope to focus learning around the things that interest my students- by giving them choice. I know that my love of science was born when I was out in the woods pouring plaster into footprints for forensics class and hauling in a trawling net on the Project Oceanology. I would never say the defining moment of my love of science was when I was sitting in class outlining the chapter.